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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arequipa ( la, Arequipensis) is an
archdiocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
located in the city of
Arequipa Arequipa (; Aymara and qu, Ariqipa) is a city and capital of province and the eponymous department of Peru. It is the seat of the Constitutional Court of Peru and often dubbed the "legal capital of Peru". It is the second most populated city ...
in Peru."Archdiocese of Arequipa"
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"Metropolitan Archdiocese of Arequipa"
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It was erected by Pope Gregory XIII on 15 April 1577 at the request of
King Phillip II of Spain Philip II) in Spain, while in Portugal and his Italian kingdoms he ruled as Philip I ( pt, Filipe I). (21 May 152713 September 1598), also known as Philip the Prudent ( es, Felipe el Prudente), was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from ...
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History

*15 April 1577: Established as Diocese of Arequipa from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima *23 May 1943: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Arequipa


Ordinaries


Diocese of Arequipa

''Erected: 15 April 1577''
''Latin Name: Arequipensis''
''Metropolitan:
Archdiocese of Lima The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima ( la, Archidioecesis Limana) is part of the Roman Catholic Church in Peru which enjoys full communion with the Holy See. The Archdiocese was founded as the Diocese of Lima on 14 May 1541. The diocese was r ...
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Antonio de Hervias Antonio de Hervias, O.P. (died in 1590), was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cartagena (1587–1590), ''(in Latin)'' Bishop of Verapaz (1579–1587), ''(in Latin)'' and the first Bishop of Arequipa (1577–1579). ''(in ...
, O.P. (15 Apr 1577 – 9 Jan 1579 Appointed, Bishop of Verapaz, Guatemala)"Bishop Antonio de Hervias, O.P."
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* Cristóbal Rodríguez Juárez (Juárez), O.P. (16 Jan 1612 – 4 Nov 1613 Died),"Archbishop Cristóbal Rodríguez Juárez (Suárez), O.P."
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Archbishop (personal title) *
Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano (1565 – 19 December 1615) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Arequipa (1615), Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1610–1615), and Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1602–1610). ''(in Latin)'' B ...
(16 Sep 1615 – 19 Dec 1615 Died)"Bishop Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano"
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Pedro de Perea Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning ...
(Pérez Díaz), O.S.A. (4 Sep 1617 – 1631 Died) *
Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco (October 8, 1589 – May 12, 1671) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Lima (1640–1671) and Bishop of Arequipa (1632–1640). ''(in Latin)''Archbishop of Lima The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima ( la, Archidioecesis Limana) is part of the Roman Catholic Church in Peru which enjoys full communion with the Holy See. The Archdiocese was founded as the Diocese of Lima on 14 May 1541. The diocese was r ...
)"Archbishop Pedro de Villagómez Vivanco"
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Agustín de Ugarte y Sarabia Agustín de Ugarte y Sarabia (died 6 December 1650) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Quito (1647–1650), Bishop of Arequipa (1640–1647), Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1630–1640), and Bishop of Chiapas (1629–1630) ...
(19 Nov 1640 – 21 Oct 1647 Appointed, Bishop of Quito, Ecuador)"Bishop Agustín de Ugarte y Sarabia "
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Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor (died 1658) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuzco (1651–1658), Bishop of Arequipa (1647–1651), and Bishop of Trujillo (1645–1647). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor was ...
(26 Dec 1647 – 27 Nov 1651 Appointed,
Bishop of Cuzco The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cusco ( la, Cuschen(sis)) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese with see in the city and old Inca imperial capital of Cusco, in Peru."Bishop Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor"
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Gaspar de Villarroel Gaspar de Villarroel, O.S.A. (1587 – 15 October 1665) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas (1659–1665), Bishop of Arequipa (1651–1659), and Bishop of Santiago de Chile (1637–1651). ''(in Latin)''< ...
, O.S.A. (11 Dec 1651 – 27 Jan 1659 Appointed,
Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sucre ( la, Archidioecesis Sucrensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Sucre in Bolivia."Archbishop Gaspar de Villarroel, O.S.A."
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Juan de Almoguera Juan de Almoguera, O.SS.T. (February 18, 1605 – March 2, 1676) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Lima (1673–1676) and Bishop of Arequipa (1659–1673). ''(in Latin)'' ''(in Latin)''
, O.SS.T. (17 Feb 1659 – 27 Nov 1673 Appointed,
Archbishop of Lima The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima ( la, Archidioecesis Limana) is part of the Roman Catholic Church in Peru which enjoys full communion with the Holy See. The Archdiocese was founded as the Diocese of Lima on 14 May 1541. The diocese was r ...
)"Archbishop Juan de Almoguera, O.SS.T."
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Juan de la Calle y Heredia Juan de la Calle y Heredia (1612 – 15 Feb 1676) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Arequipa (1674–1676), Bishop of Trujillo (1661–1674).O. de M. The Royal, Celestial and Military Order of Our Lady of Mercy and the Redemption of the Captives ( la, Ordo Beatae Mariae de Mercede Redemptionis Captivorum, abbreviated O. de M.), also known as the Mercedarians, is a Catholic mendicant order es ...
(1 Oct 1674 – 15 Feb 1676 Died)"Bishop Juan de la Calle y Heredia, O. de M."
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* Antonio de León y Becerra (14 Jun 1677 – 28 Aug 1708 Died)"Bishop Antonio de León y Becerra"
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* Juan de Argüelles, O.S.A. (21 Mar 1711 – 23 Jan 1712 Died)"Bishop Juan de Argüelles, O.S.A."
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* Juan Otálora Bravo de Lagunas (19 Nov 1714 – 1722 Died) *Juan Cavero de Toledo (11 Jun 1725 – 20 Mar 1741 Died) *Juan Bravo del Rivero y Correa (28 Jan 1743 – 22 May 1752 Died) *Juan González Melgarejo (26 Nov 1753 – 6 Mar 1754 Died) *Jacinto Aguado y Chacón (17 Feb 1755 – 18 Jul 1763 Appointed, Bishop of Osma, Spain) *Diego Salguero de Cabrera (18 Jul 1763 – 2 Dec 1769 Died) *Manuel de Abad e Illanar, O. Praem. (17 Jun 1771 – 1 Feb 1780 Died) *Miguel de Pamplona González Bassecourt,
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(10 Dec 1781 – 10 Dec 1784 Resigned) *Pedro José Chávez de la Rosa (18 Dec 1786 – 9 May 1805 Resigned) *Luis La Encina Díaz y Pereiro (9 Sep 1805 – 16 Jan 1816 Died) *José Sebastian Goyeneche y Barreda (14 Apr 1817 – 26 Sep 1859 Confirmed,
Archbishop of Lima The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima ( la, Archidioecesis Limana) is part of the Roman Catholic Church in Peru which enjoys full communion with the Holy See. The Archdiocese was founded as the Diocese of Lima on 14 May 1541. The diocese was r ...
) *Bartolomé Manuel Herrera Vélez (26 Sep 1859 – 10 Aug 1864 Died) *Juan de la Cruz Calienes Olazabal, O.F.M. (27 Mar 1865 – 26 Jun 1867 Died) *José Benedicto Torres Romero (22 Jun 1868 – 8 Jan 1880 Died) *Juan María Ambrosio Huerta Galván (20 Aug 1880 – 27 Jun 1897 Died) *Manuel Segundo Ballón Manrique (24 Aug 1898 – 1906 Resigned) *Mariano Emilio Holguin y Maldonado, O.F.M. (1 Jun 1906 – 24 Dec 1945 Died)


Archdiocese of Arequipa

''Elevated: 23 May 1943'' *Leonardo José Rodriguez Ballón, O.F.M. (13 Jun 1946 – 26 Sep 1980 Resigned) * Fernando Vargas Ruiz de Somocurcio, S.J. (26 Sep 1980 – 2 Mar 1996 Retired) * Luis Sánchez-Moreno Lira (2 Mar 1996 – 29 Nov 2003 Retired) *José Paulino Ríos Reynoso (29 Nov 2003 – 21 Oct 2006 Resigned) *Javier Augusto Del Río Alba (21 Oct 2006 – )


Other affiliated bishops


Coadjutor bishops

* Manuel Segundo Ballón Manrique (1896-1898) * Javier Augusto Del Río Alba (2006)


Auxiliary bishops

* Juan Manuel Moscoso y Peralta (1770-1771), appointed Bishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina * Giuseppe Luca Barranco, O. de M. (1866), never consecrated * Daniel Figueroa Villón (1945-1946), appointed Bishop of Huancayo * José Germán Benavides Morriberón (1968-1976) * Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.F.S.C. (1969-1980), appointed Prelate of Tarma * Felipe María Zalba Elizalde, O.P. (1980-1984), appointed Prelate of Chuquibamba * Raúl Antonio Chau Quispe (2019-)


Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

* Santiago José O’ Phelan Recabarren, appointed Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga) in 1841 * Julián Ochoa Campos, appointed Bishop of Cuzco in 1864 * Pedro José Chávez Ponce, appointed Bishop of Puno in 1875 * Valentín Ampuero Núñez (priest here, 1894–1898), appointed Bishop of Puno in 1909 *
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, appointed Bishop of Trujillo in 1940 * Pedro Alberto Bustamante López, appointed Prelate of Sicuani in 2013


Suffragan dioceses

* Diocese of Puno * Diocese of Tacna y Moquegua * Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri * Territorial Prelature of Chuquibamba *
Territorial Prelature of Juli The Territorial Prelature of Juli ( la, Praelatura Territorialis Iuliensis) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature in the city of Juli, Peru, Juli in the Ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arequipa, Arequipa in Peru. His ...
* Territorial Prelature of Santiago Apóstol de Huancané


See also

* Roman Catholicism in Peru


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Arequipa Arequipa Roman Catholic dioceses in Peru Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Arequipa Religious organizations established in 1577 Roman Catholic dioceses established in the 16th century